Bale-loading device



1954 F. E. BUSCHBOM BALE-LOADING DEVICE 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Oct. 14,1949 NOV. 1954 F. E. BUSCHBOM ,69

BALE-LOADING DEVICE Filed Oct. 14, 1949 v 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Y- 1954 F. E.BUSCHBOM 2,693,285

BALE-LOADING DEVICE Filed Oct. 14, 1949 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 United StatesPatent BALE-LOADING DEVICEv Floyd E. Buschbom, Albert Lea, Minn.Application October 14, 1949, Serial No. 121,315 18 Claims. (Cl. 214-77This invention relates to a bale-loading device and particularly to abale-loading device adapted to be carried by and moved by a vehicle.This vehicle may be a vehicle adapted to receive the bales and on whichthe bales are loaded. Said vehicle will ordinarily be drawn by a tractoror other traction device.

There have been machines for picking up the bales, in the prior art, andthe ordinary practice has been as follows:

The bales of hay are left on the ground by the balers. In the operationof loading these bales on a vehicle, one man would drive the vehicle,another would stand on the vehicle and load the bales, and a third wouldwalk along the ground and lift the bales of hay into position where theloader used could take them and move them to discharging position on thevehicle. The present invention operates so that the services of the manon the ground are not needed and are dispensed with. The bales areloaded just as quickly and in a better manner and the laborious job oflifting the bale to place it in position for the loader is eliminated.

It is an object of the invention to provide a bale-loading devicecarried by and movable by a vehicle, which device has means to engagethe sides of the bale to thus firmly grasp the bale, and which also hasmeans for swinging said first mentioned means and bale upwardly to bringthe bale to discharging position.

It is another object of the invention to provide such a device as setforth in the preceding paragraph in which fluid under pressure suppliedby the tractor vehicle is used to cause the bale-engaging member tograsp the bale and to swing said bale-engaging members and baleupwardly.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a bale-loading devicehaving simple and efiicient means by which it can be attached to avehicle and be disposed at one side thereof, the device comprising aframe, a member oscillatable on said frame about a substantiallyhorizontal axis, a pair of oppositely disposed oscillating bale-engagingmembers pivoted about spaced substantially vertical axes and carried bysaid member, to-

gether with means for causing said bale-engaging members to engage thesides of a bale, and means for swinging said oscillating member to swingsaid bale-engaging members and bale upwardly.

Itis still another object of the invention to provide a simple andefficient arrangement of fluid operated means for first moving saidbale-engaging members together to grasp the bale and then swinging saidbaleengaging members and bale upwardly to bring said bale to dischargingposition.

It is more specifically an object of the invention to provide abale-loading device adapted to be carried by and moved by a vehiclecomprising spaced members extending transversely thereof and secured tosaid vehicle, members projecting from said members respectively andsupporting a frame at one side of said vehicle, a sleeve-like membersupported adjacent the forward end of said frame for oscillation about asubstantially horizontal axis extending transversely of said frame andvehicle, a pair of vertically spaced members disposed forwardly of andbelow said member and extending transversely of said frame, a pair ofoppositely disposed spaced swinging levers movable between saidvertically spaced members and pivoted to swing about substantiallyvertical axes, means normally connecting the rear ends of saidbale-engaging members to. swing 2,693,285 Patented Nov. 2, 1954 the sametogether and cause the forward ends thereof to diverge, a piston rodconnected to the rear end of one of said bale-engaging members andhaving a piston thereon, a cylinder connected to the rear end of theother of said bale-engaging members in which said piston is disposed, asecond piston rod secured to said oscillating member and having a pistonthereon, a second cylinder pivotally connected to the rear end of saidframe in which said second piston is disposed, a conduit connected tosaid first mentioned cylinder adjacent the connected end thereof, asecond conduit connected to said second mentioned cylinder adjacent theconnected end thereof, a conduit for supplying fluid .nary iron pipe.'jecting therefrom are the' members 20 which can also under pressure anda T connection to which all of said conduits are connected.

Another object of theinvention is to provide a device such as set forthin the preceding paragraph, together with a member disposed between saidbale-engaging members and adapted to be engaged by the end of a bale,said. member being connected to said oscillating member.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will be fullyset forth in the following description made in connection with theaccompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer tosimilar parts throughout the several views and in which:

Fig. l is a plan View of the device and a portion of Fig. 2 is a planview similar to Fig. 1 showing the parts in a different position;

Fig. 3 is a view in side elevation of the device showing a bale;

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 but showing the parts and bale indifferent positions;

Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken substantially on line 5-5 of Fig. 2,as indicated by the arrows; and

Fig. 6 is a partial horizontal section taken on line 6--6 of Fig. 5 andshown on an enlarged scale.

Referring to the drawings, a vehicle or wagon 10 is shown having a topportion or platform 10a, transversely extending beams or sills 10b andlongitudinally extending girders 10c. Said vehicle is supported upon thewheels 11. Ordinarily said vehicle will be drawn by a tractor vehicle 14connected to a tongue or draw bar 15 of vehicle 10.

In accordance with the present invention a pair of supporting members 18are secured to vehicle 10 beneath the platform 10a and these will besupported by suitable U-bolts 19. While members 18 could take variousforms, in practice they have conveniently been made of ordi- Disposedwithin members 18 and proconveniently be made of piping or metal bars.Headed pins 16 extend through holes in members 18 and 20 and hold thelatter in the desired position. A frame 22 comprising spacedlongitudinally extending members 22a is supported on members 20, thesame having a rear transversely extending member 22b. The forward pipeor bar 20 extends across the front of frame mounted on this forward bar20 is a member or sleeve 24 and while this could be variously made, inpractice it has also been conveniently made of iron or steel piping.

A pair of members 25 are secured rigidly to and extend downwardly andsomewhat forwardly to a member 26 illustrated asa channel having itsflanges directed vervtically. A second channel 27 is disposed below andin.

vertical alignment with channel 26 and the two are connected together byend members or channels 28 which can be welded thereto. As shown,members 28 have their.

adjacent sides disposed at an acute angle to members 26 and 27. Disposedbetween and movable between members 26 and 27 are a pair of oppositelydisposed levers or bale-engaging members 31. While these members couldtake any desired form, they are shown as made of angle iron, the samehaving one flange vertical and the other Members 31 have secured theretoand to the vertical adjacent flanges thereof, plates 32. Curved plates40 are respectively secured to the front ends of bars 31. Members 31 arepivoted to swing about the pivots 33 which have substantially verticalaxes and are irsecured in vertically extending members 35 extending 22.Oscillatably' downwardly from a member or sleeve 36 in which they arereceived and in which they are held by set screws 37. Members 36 arewelded oriotherwise suitably secured to a transversely extending member38 which extends transversely between ithe'same. At their *upper endsmembers .35 are secured, as by welding, tothefrnem'ber 24. Pins 39"ares'hownas-extending through thepivot members 33adjacent'their'lower'ends. A'tensile coiled spring 34 has its ends"connected to the rearends of members 31' and tends todraw'said' rear"ends together. From the described construction it will 'be seen thatirn'embers 31' are-carriedrby and connected-to "member 124 andwill beswung'with member 24-when"the sarne is oscillated.

;-A bar 42 "is provided which "extends transversely and substantiallyhorizontally between members 3'1 and has secured -thereto rearwardlyextending-members or bars 43 =whic'haressecured to la transversely"extending "bar 44, thesamebeingillustratedasa channel and'to which thelowerends. of members 35 aresecured, as by welding. An'arm 46 is"secured'ito "mem'ber' 2'4 in any suitable manner, as by welding, andinormally extends downwardly'an'd rearwardly therefrom, the same "havingan opening "at its lowergend through whichextends a pin 47 connectingarm- 46 -to the 'end of a piston or plunger rod 48. Pin 47 is shown ashavinga cotter pin 49 through the end thereof. *"Piston rod ts hassecured thereto a plunger-orpi'ston -50'wliichis disposedin a cylinderSlhaving a' lug 51a atits other'e'nd disposedbetween spaced lugs 220secured to andprojectin'g forwardly fromrear frame member 22b.Aheadedpin '54 connects lug "51a and lug's"5'2, a cotter pin "55 b'eingshown as "extending through one 'end'ofpin 54. Cylinder 51 is thuspivotally connected to end frame member 2212. Pivotally connected to therear end of onemernber 31 by a pin 57 is theend-of another pistonplunger *rod 58, the same hav-v ing secured thereto a piston or plunger59 disposed in a cylinder 60. Pin'57 is shown-as having acotter pin 61extending through one end thereof. Brace rods 30 are connected .in anysuitable manner, as by Welding, to pins 57 and members31. Cylinder) has'alug-Gila projecting therefrom which is -pivotally connected to the rearend of the other member 31 by'a headed pin 62, a cotter pin 63 beingshown'aspassin'g through one end of pin 62. Aconduit 65 'is connected tocylinder 1'51 adjacent the connected; end thereof, said conduit "beingconnected at "its' other'end to onearm of-a T connection or coupling 66.l'kconduit 67 "is conne'ctedto cylinder-'60 adjacent its -'connected endand this conduit is also connected to oneend ofthe'T 'connection 66. -Aiconduit70 for S PPIY- ing fluid under pressure 'is connected to theother branch of the '1 connection 66. The con'duit'70-will extend to anautomatic .shutoffsnap coupler-71 to -which is also conneeted -a conduit-72 extending to the' fluid pump on'the tractor vehicle.

If 'desired a small additional platform "74eould"be supported onframe'22'or a=part='thereof. Thisyhowever, is not necessary and isgenera'llynot used.

In operation the vehicle will be "drawn along the ground by the tractor1 2 'fl he ba'les 75 of hay, straw or other materialwill-be distributedon the ground in the field. These are usuallyleft 'thereby' the baling'machine. The'ar-ms 31"willnormallybe in their diverging"positionspaissh'ownin Fig. 1. Thevehicle 10will befguid'ed so' that thearms $31 will 'move at-either side of the bale 75 as the machineadvances. Should "the bale =not *bein position with its longitudinalaxis substantially parallel to that-of the vehicle, thevehic'le'c'an be1guided 'sothat thebale willbe engagedby 'oneofthe'arms'3 1 and 'swunginto position "to' haveits sides engaged by'the plates '32 on arms 31.Plates 40 are provided to "prevent any sharp corner *on bars '31 fromcatching sonthe bale 'or binding thereof tojprevent injury tothe bale."The machine advances andthe end ofthebale nearest the loaderisiengagediby bar '42, asshown in Fig. "5 "This bar will be movedrearwar'dly :somewhat and will "swing members 35,"-thus swingingorroscillating member 24 and swinging arm-461rearwardly This will move-plunger':rod-'48 and its plung'er 'in cylinder51 so that some-pressurewill be placed o'n the 'fiui'd in'sa id cylinder. 'The operator will nowapply fluidpre'ssure tofthe conduits"-72 and'70 and pressure is thusapplied-to the fluid in-theT "coupling 66. There is some pressure on thefiuid in cylinder '51 so the fluid will'first new into theen'd ofcylinder60. 'This willrmove .the 'plunger 59 -so that "the cylinder andplunger 85 rod ""58'-move in opp'osite directions thus swinging thegether with members released by the operator and arms 31 parts willreturn to rear ends of arms 31 away, from each other and causing thefront ends of said arms to approach and to engage the sides of the balewith thej'plates 32, as shown in Fig. 2. The pressure will build up incylinder causing the bale to be very firmly grasped or engaged and whenthe pressure reaches a certain point it will then flow into the rear endof cylinder 51. Piston 50 and piston rod 48 will now be moved forwardly,swinging "arm 46, member 24, to-

25, 26, 27 and :the'arms 31, thus swinging the bale and arms 31 upwardin a clockwise direction to-bring the arms31-and bales .75 into theposition shown in Fig. 4. The fluid pressure will now be will separateso that the bale can be easily swung onto the platform 10a and it willbe moved to'the desired position thereon. Usually the bales are loadedin layers or tiers to the desired height. When the fluid pressure isreleased, the the position shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

"From the above'description' it'willbe seen that I have provided aloader which is quite simple,'-small in size, light in weight and onewhich is very easily operated. It will be'notedthat as described thefluid,such aso'il, will successively'ente'r the cylinders 60 and '51 anda separate "manual control of each cylinder is thus *not necessary.

The loader can be very quickly deta'ched by merely separatingthe'coupling '7-1 which is of the automatic closing type and withdrawingthe supporting members 20 from the members 18 after -the pins '16 havebeen removed. There is n'opartofthe device'which will-catch on the twineor wire with which the bale is bound and said twine or wire will'thusnot be injured 'or torn from the bale. The bale is' ri'gidlyheld by-theplates 32 at each side so "that it is not "bent'or distorted 'in anywaywhile being engaged or loaded. As previously set forth, the

loader eliminates or renders unnecessary the use of the man "on theground who has heretofore positioned the bales to be engaged by aloader. In passing through ditches or similar :terrainiwith'lthe tractorand wagon, the

.fluid can .be applied to conduits"72 and so that the arms 31 will be'swungjup and out of the "-way to avoid any part of the same .fromstriking the ground. The loader .doesmotiprojectra great "distance fromthe side of the :wagon .and :it is therefore possible to drive "thewagonand :loader through any standard farm: gate without removing the loader.:It riscon-venient to .have the'members. v18 onxarnumber. ofwagonssothat :o'ne loader can be readily applied to 'each wagon whiletthe "wagonis being loaded.

The deviceuhas been .amp'ly demonstrated in actual practice-and found.to :be'very successful and eflicient.

It will of course be understood that various .changes may "be :made inthe form, details, arrangement and .proportions of the parts, withoutdeparting from the scope of applicants invention, whichgenerally'stated, consists in adevice capable of carryingouttheobjectsabove set forth, :in theparts and combinations of parts disclosedand defined 'in the appended claims.

-What is. claimed is:

l. A bale :loading device-carried by a 'vehiclecomprisingin'combinatiomaframedisposed at one side of said "vehicle, means:secured to -said. frame .and adapted to be secured to said vehicle tosupport .said frame thereon, a first member on said. frameoscillatableabout asubstantially horizontal axis stationary 'relativetosaid 'frame, -.a .pair of 'verticallyspaced .and horizontallyextendingmembers extending transversely of said frameand.positioned-forwardly of said zfirstimember, means connectingsaidrpair-of verticallyspacedmembers to said first member, a pair ofoppositely :disposed levers movable between said pair of verticallyspaced .rnembers, means .pi-votally securing said *levers adjacent theirrear endsto saidfirstmemberwhereby said levers arepivoted to swingthrough a substantially horizontal plane about .asubstantially verticalaxis, 'isaid'lleve'rs extending .a distauce in front of saidiframezinnormally forwardlydiverging relation-so :as tomo've into position ateither side of a "bale, and means for-swinging the 'front portions ofsaid levers together to engage a baleand then oscillating .saidfirstmember to'raise said levers and' b'ale upwardly to bring said bale todischarging position, and for then permitting said leverstoswingd'ownwardly in'a reverse direction.

'2. A bale-loading deviceadapted to be carried and :moved by a vehicle"havingdn combination, afra'me secured to -saidve'l'iicle' and "disposed"at one side "thereof,

a pair 'of oppositely disposed elongated bale-engaging members extendingforwardly from the front of said frame in normally diverging relationswingable about: substantially vertical axes, said members beingarranged so as to move into position at either side of a bale, a. secondmember disposed between said members adapted to be engaged by the end ofsaid bale and moved rearwardly thereby, means for moving the rear endsof said bale-engaging members together to cause said forward endportions to engage the bale including a hydraulic cylinder andfluid-moved piston therein, a third member secured to said bale-engagingmembers adjacent their rear ends and pivoted to swing about asubstantially horizontal axis stationary relatively to said frame, andmeans: controlled by said second member for swinging said third memberand bale-engaging members upwardly to bring said bale to dischargingposition and for'permitting the same to swing downwardly in a reversedirection including a hydraulic cylinder and a fluid-moved pistontherein and a source of fluid under pressure connected to saidcylinders, said second member being connected to said last mentionedpiston and acting to move the sameto increase pressure in said secondmentioned cylinder whereby said first mentioned piston will act beforesaid? second mentioned piston and move said bale-engaging: memberstoward each other at their forward ends to: normal position.

3. The structure set forth in claim 1, and resilient means for movingthe rear ends of said levers toward' each other to cause the forwardends of said levers nor mally to diverge. r

4. A bale-loading device carried by and movable with a vehicle, a framesecured to said vehicle and disposed at one side thereof, a pair ofoppositely disposed baleengaging members at the front of said frameswingable about substantially vertical axes, said members havingnormally diverging ends forward of said axes and rear ends in the rearof said axes, a second member carrying said members and swingable abouta substantially horizontal axis, a cylinder and plunger thereinrespectively connected to the rear ends of said bale-engaging members, asecond cylinder and plunger therein respectively engaging said frame andsaid second member, a conduit for supplying fluid to said firstmentioned cylinder to cause the same and said plunger to move the rearends of said bale-engaging members apart to cause the forward endsthereof to grasp a bale, and-means for then delivering fluid to saidsecond cylinder to cause the plunger thereof to swing said second memberand swing said bale-engaging members and bale to discharging position.

5. The structure set forth in claim 4, a member disposed between saidbale-engaging members adapted to be engaged, by the end of said bale andconnected to said second member to swing the same and cause said secondmentioned plunger to move in said second mentioned cylinder and placepressure on the fluid therein.

6. The structure set forth in claim 4, a conduit for supplying fluid toone end of said first mentioned cylinder, a conduit for supplying fluidto one end of said last mentioned cylinders, a conduit for supplyingfluid under pressure, and a T connection to which said conduits areconnected whereby fluid is first delivered to said first mentionedcylinder and when said bale-engaging members engage the sides of saidbale and pressure is built up in said first mentioned cylinder, thefluid will flow into said second cylinder and swing said second frame toraise said bale-engaging members and bale.

7. The structure set forth in claim 6, said frame being removable fromsaid vehicle and said conduit having a readily detachable automaticallyclosing coupling thereon whereby said device can be readily removed fromsaid vehicle.

8. A bale-loading device adapted to be carried by and moved by a vehiclehaving in combination, supporting members secured to said vehicle spacedlongitudinally thereof and projecting from one side thereof, a framesupported on said members, an oscillating substantially cylindricalmember supported on said frame for oscillation about a substantiallyhorizontal axis, a pair of vertically spaced members disposed forwardlyof and below said cylindrical member and connected thereto, a pair ofoppositely disposed arms movable between said vertically spaced membersand having forwardly projecting normally diverging forward end portionsdisposed well in front of said frame, said arms being pivoted aboutsubstantially vertical axes and having portions extending rearwardlyfrom said axes, resilient means connected to said portions and normallyholding the forward ends of said arms in diverging position, hydraulicmeans connected to the ends of said last mentioned arms for separatingthe same to cause said first mentioned arms to move together and engagea bale, and hydraulic means for oscillating said cylindrical member toraise said vertically spaced members and arms to swing said baleupwardly to discharging position and for permitting said arms to swingdownwardly in a reverse direction to normal position.

9. The structure set forth in claim 8, members secured to said vehiclespaced longitudinally thereof, said supporting members being slidable insaid last mentioned members, and means engaging said supporting membersand last mentioned members for holding said supporting members inposition.

10. The structure set forth in claim 8, spaced pipes secured to saidvehicle extending transversely thereof and terminating adjacent one sidethereof, said supporting members being slidable and removable from saidpipes, and means connecting said supporting members and pipes to holdthe former in position.

11. A bale-loading device adapted to be carried by and moved by avehicle having in combination, a frame disposed at one side of saidvehicle and supported on said vehicle, a second frame mounted on saidframe and oscillatable about a substantially horizontal axis, a pair ofoppositely disposed bale-engaging members carried by said second frameand pivoted to swing about spaced substantially vertical axes, a memberdisposed between said bale-engaging members and adapted to be engaged bythe end of a bale, said member being connected to said second frame, anarm secured to said second frame normally disposed at the rear sidethereof, a plunger rod connected to said arm and carrying a plunger, acylinder in which said plunger is disposed connected at one end to saidfirst mentioned frame, a plunger rod connected to the rear end of one ofsaid bale-engaging members and having a plunger thereon, a cylinderconnected to the rear end of the other of said bale-engaging membersinwhich said last mentioned plunger is disposed, a con duit connectedadjacent the connected end of said last mentioned cylinder, a conduitconnected adjacent the connected end of said first mentioned cylinder, aconduit for supplying fluid under pressure and a coupling connecting allof said conduits whereby when said second mem- 50 tiger is engaged by abale, said second frame and arm will e swung to move said plunger insaid first mentioned cylinder to place pressure on the fluid therein.

12. A bale-loading device adapted to be carried and moved by a vehiclehaving in combination, a pair of supports spaced longitudinally of saidvehicle and extending transversely thereof, a pair of members carried 1nsaid supports and projecting therefrom, a frame carr1ed on said supportshaving transversely spaced members extending between said supports, amember oscillatable on the forward one of said supports, a pair ofvertically spaced members disposed below and forwardly of said lastmentioned member and rigidly carried thereby, a pair of transverselyspaced bale-engaging members disposed between and movable between saidlast mentioned members, the same being pivoted about substantiallyvertical axes and having forward portions in front of said axes and rearportions in the rear of said axes, means normally moving said rearportions together to cause said forward portions normally to diverge,means for moving said rear portions apart to cause said baleengagingmembers to engage the sides of a bale, and means for swinging said firstmentioned member to swing said bale-engaging member and bale upwardly todischarging position.

13. A bale-loading device adapted to be moved forwardly by a vehiclehaving in combination, a frame, a substantially horizontal shaftprojecting laterally from said vehicle, a sleeve rotatable on saidshaft, said shaft being stationary relative to said frame, a pair ofelongated bars secured adjacent their rear ends to said sleeve andprojecting quite a distance forwardly of said frame in normallydiverging relation, said bars being respectively swingable about axesextending at right angles thereto and spaced from the rear ends thereof,resilient means acting to move said rear ends toward each other, andmeans for swinging the rear ends of said bars about said "last mentioned exes t'o cause the fr'o'nt portions of said b'ars to grasp a bale,and means for oscillating sald sleeve and bars to swing the front endsof said bars and bale upwardly and for permiting said bars to swingdownwardly in-a reverse direction to normal position.

14. A bale loading device carried by a vehicle having in combination; aframe secured to said vehicle, first means suspended on said frame andoscillatable about a substantially horizontal axis, a pair 'ofverticallyspaced horizontally extending members extending transversely of saidframe below and'iforwardly of said first means and secured thereto, apair of oppositely disposed spaced levers movable between saidvertically spaced members and pivoted to said first means, said leversextending :in front ofsaidframe, means fo'r swinging the front portionsof said ilevers together to engagea baleand for then pivotingsaid firstmeans to raise said levers and bale up y- 15. A bale loading deviceadapted'to' be carried-and moved by a vehicle having in-co'mbi-n'ation aframe secured to said vehicle, :elon'gated bale-engaging membersextending from said :frame in "normally spaced relation and .havingoutwardly diverging =ends swingable through a substantially horizontaldirection, means supporting said elongated members ends for pivotalmovement through said horizontal direction, 'said members 'being:arranged so as to move into position at either side of 'a bale, meansadapted to be engaged 'by an end of said bale and actuated thereby, said:means engaging members and adjacent said means supporting saidelongated members in pivotal relation for engagement with said bale whensaid "bale approaches the converging :portion of said elongatedrnembers,'=means for moving said bale engaging members to engage saidbale and for swinging :said bale engaging members upwardly to :bringsaid bale to discharging position including hydraulic cylinder means,and means controlled by said means adapted to be engaged "by the end ofsaid bale for sequent control of said hydraulic cylinder means wherebysaid bale engaging members will be first swung into :position to engage'the baleand then swun upwardly to bring said bale to fdischarg'ingposition. i

'16. 1A bale loading device adapted to be carried and moved by a vehiclehaving in combination -'a frame secured to said vehicle, bale engagingmember's extending from said frame in normally "spaced relationand'swingable throughout a substantially horizontal d irect'ion, saidmembers being arranged so as to move into position at either =side of abale, means adapted to be engaged by an end of said bale and actuatedthereby,-means for moving said bale engaging members together to engagethe 'ba'le including a hydraulic cylinder and fiuid movedpistomthereimmeans secured ito said bale engaging memat a pointintermediate their being positioned between saidelongated bale 8 barsand-pivoted to swing about a substantially vhorizontalaxis"stationary'relative to said frame, means controlled by said meansadapted-to 'be engaged by the end of said bale for swinging said meanssecured to said bale engaging members and said bale engaging membersupwardly to bring-said bale to discharging position, and for permittingthesame 'to :swing downwardly in a reverse direction includinga'hydraulic cylinder and fluid moved piston therein, a source of 'fluidunder pressure connected to said cylinders, said means adapted to beengaged by said bale being connected to said last mentioned piston andacting to move the same .to increase pressure to said second mentionedcylinder whereby said first mentioned piston will .act before saidsecond mentioned piston and move said bale engaging members toward eachother.

17. A bale loading device "adapted to be carried by a vehiclehaving-in-combination a ,frame secured to said vehicle, means forgripping a bale positioned on said frame, means for elevating a balepositioned on said frame, and means for actuating said bale gripping andbale elevating means,-'spaced members secured to said vehicle and spacedlongitudinally thereof, spaced supporting members for said frameslidable in said last mentioned members and'means engaging saidsupporting members and last mentioned members for holding saidsupporting members in position.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 further characterized by spacedipipesEsecured to said vehicle extending transversely thereof a'ndterminating adjacentone side thereof, said supporting =members beingslidable and removable from said pipes, and means connecting saidsupporting members and pipes to hold the former in position.

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